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City of Austin - JOB DESCRIPTION

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Drainage Operations and Maintenance Trainee
FLSA: Standard/Non-Exempt EEO Category: (80) Serv/Maint
Class Code: 13085 Salary Grade: RG1
Approved: February 25, 2013 Last Revised: March 21, 2019

Purpose:
 

Under direct supervision, learns to perform construction and maintenance work in one or more specialized programs in a large public works department, incorporating standard construction and maintenance techniques to produce a finished product to required standards.  This is an entry level position for Watershed Protection Career Progression Plan. Work includes assisting with the construction and rehabilitation of storm drainage infrastructure. Work requires some contact with the public.
Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:
  Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
1. Learns to perform preventive equipment maintenance, minor maintenance and repairs to ensure proper operating conditions prior to leaving for the job site (ex:  checks oil, water, fuel, tires, hydraulic system, etc.). Fill out proper equipment check list.  Reports malfunctions and repair requirements to the crew lead or supervisor.
2. Learns to use hand tools and operate and perform maintenance on gas/diesel/propane equipment (i.e., pneumatic jack hammer, air compressor, generator, chain saw, lawn mower, weed eater, lawn blower, hedge trimmer, gasoline tamper, walk-behind roller, arrow board, quickie cut-off saw, walk behind tamper, re-bar cutter).
3. Learns to perform traffic control at job sites; places and gathers cones, warning signs and barricades; flags traffic, sets forms, installs guard rails.
4. Learns to build concrete forms, form concrete structures to include headwalls, inlets and retaining walls, pours concrete, grade bedding material for pipe placement, set steel street plates, places hot or cold asphalt mix, and other materials required for general road maintenance and repairs.
5. Learns to perform landscape maintenance; including trimming trees, mowing grass, seeding, laying sod and erosion control (rock berms, silt fence installation).
6. Learns to perform work in storm water management facilities, on stream bank stabilization and erosion control projects within open waterways and wet environments. 
7. Performs assigned tasks during emergency situations such as floods, severe weather, and accidents during regular and after business hours.
8. Participates in on-the-job and skill based training in order to meet team and department goals and objectives.
Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:
 

None

 
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
1. Ability to learn the Texas Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices I (TMUTCD) provisions, as it relates to the job.
2. Ability to learn new skills in storm water management facilities; reconstruction/rehabilitation/maintenance.
3. Ability to learn safety regulations and the ability to demonstrate safety requirements in the performance of assigned tasks to include the safe operation of hand and power tools, light/heavy equipment, and two way radios.
4. Ability to read, write and follow written, oral and computerized instructions; log onto a computer, complete on-line training.
5. Ability to show improvement in finished quality maintenance and repairs with minimum rework.
6. Ability to establish and maintain effective communication and working relationships with city employees and the public.
7. Must learn to adapt to frequent interruptions and changes in assignments.  
Minimum Qualifications:
 

Minimum of 18 years old.
Licenses and Certifications Required:
 

Valid Class "C" Driver's License. Must maintain a good driving record.
Physical Requirements:
 

Continuous outdoor activity, frequent sitting, standing, walking, squatting, bending, twisting upper body, climbing, exposure to extreme heat, cold, noise, inclement weather, electrical hazards, mechanical hazards, fume/odor hazards, toxic waste/material hazards, occasional kneeling, crawling, carrying/lifting up to ninety (90) pounds ,and Indoor activity.

This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty required of the position given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of management to assign, direct and control the work of employees under supervision. The listing of duties and responsibilities shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind or level of difficulty.